More than two-hundred federal military employees were sent home Tuesday with no idea when they would return to work, according to Maj. Heath Allen with the 188th Air National Guard in Fort Smith.

The military technicians will be paid for working four hours today, but until the government resumes normal operations those technicians will not receive any more paychecks, Allen said.

Those full-time employees have already seen less money when they were furloughed this summer for six paydays, he said.

Allen continued, "Anytime you're not working and not getting a paycheck it obviously affects morale, I think a lot of our members are very disappointed at how this turned out and they're hoping for a quick resolution."

Maj. Allen also said Federal Military Technicians often perform the same duties as active military personnel, but their pay comes from different funding sources.

The measure passed by Congress to continue to fund the nations military does not apply to Federal Military Technicians.